Lisa Kearney

Lisa is a groundbreaking judoka from Belfast - she was the first female Irish judo competitor in the history of the Olympic Games.

Among her many career highlights is her triumphant silver medal-winning performance at the Judo World Cup in Estonia, following which she went on to compete in London 2012 as a member of the Irish team. Lisa is currently based in Edinburgh and is coached by Ciaran Ward, who represented Ireland twice at the Olympic Games.